**Upwork Job Title: Urgent WordPress Developer Needed to Fix Website After Malware Cleanup**
wordpress, php, html, web-programming
Preferred qualifications
- Experience: Expert
I own a plumbing company in Las Vegas and need an experienced WordPress developer to help restore and secure my website as soon as possible.
Our hosting company, Kinsta, recently found malware and modified WordPress core files. Kinsta says its malware cleanup is complete, but the website’s layout is still broken on desktop and mobile. Buttons and other elements are not displaying correctly. We’ve experienced recurring issues, so I need someone who can identify the underlying cause, not just make a temporary fix.
**What I need:**
- Review the site and Kinsta’s cleanup report, then explain what happened and what remains to be fixed.
- Verify a usable backup and safely update WordPress core, themes and plugins. Kinsta flagged Elementor, GutenKit Blocks, WPForms Lite, Advanced Custom Fields and Product Import Export for WooCommerce. Confirm their current versions before updating.
- Fix the mobile and desktop layout without losing content, functionality or tracking.
- Check booking links, forms and relevant integrations. Coordinate any live test with me first.
- Review the site for remaining vulnerabilities and recommend steps to prevent reinfection. Explain any security changes before making them.
- Test the site after repairs and provide a clear written summary of changes, test results and any remaining issues.
**Timing:** Kinsta has requested updates within 24 hours of its cleanup, by approximately **Sunday, November 8 at 12:17 p.m. Pacific**, to preserve eligibility for free cleanup for a future infection. Please apply only if you can begin immediately and let me know your earliest start time.
**When applying, please include:**
1. Your experience with WordPress malware recovery, Elementor and Kinsta.
2. How you would diagnose the broken layout and safely update the site.
3. Your availability today, estimated turnaround and price or hourly rate.
4. Examples of similar recovery or repair work.
5. How you communicate progress and document your work.
I’m looking for someone reliable who explains their work clearly and may be available for ongoing website maintenance.
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